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The article discusses the amount of money that the city of Chicago, Illinois has paid to various families in the aftermath of several police shootings involving victims such as Calvin Cross, and it mentions police brutality involving the Chicago, Illinois Police Department, as well as the claim that the majority of complaints against police officers in the city do not result in discipline. A video recording depicting the police shooting death of teenager Laquan McDonald is also assessed.

The article discusses the impact of a lack of decision in the grand jury trial over a potential indictment of police officer Darren Wilson's shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown within Ferguson, Missouri. Topics addressed include school closures and a decline in business activity, as well as preparations for possible protests that could follow the ruling.

The article discusses reaction to Missouri police officers' disclosure that the Ferguson, Missouri officer who shot Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, is named Darren Wilson, noting that the police also released a surveillance tape suggesting that Brown was a suspect in the robbing of a convenience store. Topics addressed include the reactions of Ferguson police chief Thomas Jackson and Missouri State Highway Patrol captain Ronald S. Johnson, as well as criticisms of the police's actions.